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Stephen Harper and Nigel Wright

Nigel Wright: Conservatives including the Speaker of the House of Commons have been feting Nigel Wright as Stephen Harper former chief of staff leaves behind Ottawa and a brutal year to return to the private sector. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Then this spring, the said there was no evidence to support a criminal charge against Wright over the $90,000 cheque. Nigel Wright, chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appears as a witness at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov.2, 2010. Conservatives - including the Speaker of the House of Commons - have been feting Wright as Harper former chief of staff leaves behind Ottawa and a brutal year to return to the private sector.THE Adrian Wyld Related Items Articles Today on the Hill: Painted protesters bare it all as politicians pack their bags Private bill would increase oversight of Canada electronic spy service Rights groups to announce legal challenge of proposed immigration bill A selection of key dates and events from latest session of Parliament Some key facts and developments from the latest session of Parliament A selection of quotes from the latest session of Parliament Wright resigned his post a little over a year ago following the revelation he had secretly paid $90,000 of Sen. Mike Duffy contested expenses. The prime minister repudiated Wright publicly, calling him responsible for the "deception" and saying he was dismissed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.